2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2005 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2004–05 basketball season.

2005 (2005) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsUnion University Bulldogs (2nd title, 4th title game,
6th Fab Four)
Runner-upOklahoma City Stars (8th title game,
8th Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearMark Campbell (Union (TN))
Player of the yearStephanie Clark and Lisa Faulkner (Union (TN), Vanguard)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Monica Elliot (Union (TN))
Chuck Taylor MVPStephanie Clark (Union (TN))
Top scorerKelly Schmidt (Vanguard)
(84 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«2004 2006»

Union (TN), playing in its home town of Jackson, defeated Oklahoma City in the championship game, 67–63, to claim the Bulldogs' second NAIA national title and first since 1998.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.[1]

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into one of four quadrants and seeded from 1 to 8 within each quadrant.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

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First round Second round Elite Eight Final Four National championship
               
1 Vanguard 79
8 Edward Waters 44
1 Vanguard 82
4 Carroll (MT) 71
5 Mobile 67
4 Carroll (MT) 72
1 Vanguard 72
2 Union (TN) 87
3 North Georgia 64
6 Campbellsville 47
3 North Georgia 75
2 Union (TN) 83
7 Lubbock Christian 55
2 Union (TN) 77
2 Union (TN) 84
2 Point Loma Nazarene 58
2 Point Loma Nazarene 73
7 Saint Xavier 54
2 Point Loma Nazarene 88
3 Columbia (MO) 77
6 Lee (TN) 55
3 Columbia (MO) 66
2 Point Loma Nazarene 59
1 Freed–Hardeman 42
4 Oklahoma Christian 75
5 Montana Western 62
4 Oklahoma Christian 69
1 Freed–Hardeman 83
8 Texas Wesleyan 64
1 Freed–Hardeman 73
2 Union (TN) 67
1 Oklahoma City 63
1 Oklahoma City 87
8 Lewis–Clark State 80
1 Oklahoma City 106
4 Brewton–Parker 58
5 Azusa Pacific 93
4 Brewton–Parker 74
1 Oklahoma City 71
3 Trevecca Nazarene 62
3 Trevecca Nazarene 71
6 Cumberlands (KY) 68
3 Trevecca Nazarene 80
2 Southern Nazarene 64
7 Loyola New Orleans 55
2 Southern Nazarene 86
1 Oklahoma City 81
1 Houston Baptist 74
2 The Master's 71
7 Oklahoma Baptist 65
2 The Master's 67
3 Georgetown (KY) 69
6 McKendree 54
3 Georgetown (KY) 77
3 Georgetown (KY) 66
1 Houston Baptist 68
4 Xavier Louisiana 50
5 Cumberland (TN) 63
5 Cumberland (TN) 59
1 Houston Baptist 86
8 Indiana–South Bend 49
1 Houston Baptist 64

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 19, 2022.